8 universities owe JD192 million

AMMAN — Former ministers of higher education, academics and university presidents called on the government to clear the indebtedness of official universities and to implement decisions taken by previous governments in this regard, which were not implemented, according to Al-Ghad News. The call was made during a panel discussion organized on Saturday by the Cultural Forum of the Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation and the Scientific and Cultural Association for University Professors, titled “Prospects of higher education in Jordan: the preparatory year and universities indebtedness”, and attended by Minister of Education and Scientific Research Azmy Mahafaza. The eight universities’ debt is valued at JD192 million; it affected their performance and forced them to adopt unhealthy admission policies in some programs. Read more National news Jordan News   (window.globalAmlAds = window.globalAmlAds || []).push('admixer_async_509089081')   (window.globalAmlAds = window.globalAmlAds || []).push('admixer_async_552628228') Read More Foreign Minister Holds Extensive Talks with Russian Counterpart in Moscow Electronic Monitoring Applied to 30 Cases in July, 121 Since Start of Year Northern Military Region Foils Infiltration Attempt by Three Individuals on its Border Front